“Someone else did it:” Man accused of fatally stabbing woman, her daughter, takes the stand in his own defense

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MILWAUKEE -- 33-year-old Patrick Fowler took the stand in his own defense on Thursday, April 20th and said, "Someone else did it."

Fowler faces two counts of first degree intentional homicide in the deaths of a young mother and her child. The bodies of 28-year-old Jessica Ellenberger and her daughter, four-year-old Madyson Marshel were discovered inside their home near 68th and Stevenson in Milwaukee on March 19th, 2016.

Patrick Fowler

Fowler told the jury on Thursday, April 20th that he was in the bathroom when it all happened. He said he heard Ellenberger scream, and then four-year-old Madyson cried out.

"I opened the door. I seen somebody rushing at me. I threw my hand up and my hand was cut. I slammed the bathroom door and stayed in there," Fowler told the court.